Enclosure for Fiber Optic Splitter
AssigneePriority Electronics Inc.
InventorsKenton Frith, Blaine Henderson
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Abstract
An enclosure cabinet for connecting optical fiber from a head end to each of the premises of multiple dwellings has a door on an opening in a front wall of the cabinet and a support member on top and bottom slides that supports both a compartment in a container for fiber optic splitter modules and a vertical support panel for premise drop components. The slide out support member moves from a position retracted within the hollow interior for closing of the door to an extended position where the vertical panel is presented at least partly forwardly of the front wall to allow unencumbered access to both sides of the panel where the premise drop components are installed across an opening in the panel for installation, testing and visual inspection.
Claims20
A multiple dwelling unit enclosure for use in connecting optical fiber from a head end to each of the premises of the multiple dwellings, the enclosure comprising:
- an outer housing defining a cabinet;
- at least one door on an opening in a front wall of the cabinet allowing access from a front of the cabinet into a hollow interior of the cabinet;
- a compartment for receiving a plurality of fiber optic splitter modules;
- a support for a plurality of premise drop components;
- and a slide out support member that supports both the compartment for the fiber optic splitter modules and the support for the premise drop components;
- the slide out support member being mounted on slides which allow the support member to move from a position retracted within the hollow interior for closing of said at least one door to an extended position presented at least partly forwardly of the front wall to allow unencumbered access to the premise drop components for installation, testing and visual inspection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.